Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

specificness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: speci-fic-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Specificity, the state of being specific

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Test Copy for Specificness / Copy, if possible, should be specific."
"Headlines — Specificness / The headline should be specific. Such generalities as Wisdom, The Truth, Character and Reputation, Easy Economies, or Cheapest and Best have little value for the average reader."
"To do a naturalistic play you have to respect the specificness of the period, place and social conditions"
"Definiteness, specificness and genericness"
"A second problem about taking stories as moral examples is their specificness."

Etymology

From specific + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: specific

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

specificnesses (plural)

Synonyms

specificity

Antonyms

genericness

Questions

What does specificness mean?: Specificity, the state of being specific
Where does specificness come from?: From specific + -ness.

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